Solution Architect
Hitachi Energy · Bengaluru · onsite · Posted 1d ago
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About this role
Job Summary
Responsibilities
Your Background
The Opportunity
Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced SAP Ariba & Fieldglass Solution Architect to support and drive global digital procurement and external workforce management initiatives. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Finance, and IT to translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions. You will play a key role in enhancing SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass platforms, leading business analysis activities, supporting global transformation programs, and driving operational excellence through process optimization and digitalization.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders to understand business requirements and business priorities.
- Lead workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and process design discussions to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Translate business needs into user stories, functional specifications, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
- Analyze existing business processes and recommend harmonization, automation, and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Support business case development and provide solution recommendations aligned with organizational goals.
- Support and enhance SAP Ariba solutions including Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP), Contracts, Risk, Guided Buying, and Business Network.
- Collaborate with global business teams to optimize sourcing, supplier onboarding, qualification, procurement, and contract management processes.
- Support global contingent workforce and services procurement processes using SAP Fieldglass.
- Drive improvements across contingent workforce management, statement of work (SOW), supplier management, work orders, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
- Lead business analysis activities for global implementation and enhancement projects.
- Work closely with Solution Architects, Developers, AMS teams, and implementation partners to deliver business solutions.
- Support integration initiatives between SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Network, Microsoft platforms, and third-party applications.
- Define business requirements for workflows, interfaces, approvals, reporting, and analytics solutions.
- Participate in digital transformation and AI-enabled initiatives that improve business efficiency and user experience.
- Develop test strategies, test cases, and acceptance criteria while coordinating SIT and UAT activities with business stakeholders.
- Support deployment, go-live, hypercare, and change management activities.
- Prepare training materials and facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to ensure successful adoption of solutions.
- Support incident, problem, and change management activities within the application landscape.
- Ensure solutions comply with governance, audit, security, and compliance requirements.
- Maintain accurate application and process documentation and identify opportunities for ongoing optimization and operational excellence.
Your Background
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 15+ years of professional experience in Business Analysis, SAP Procurement Solutions, or Enterprise Application Management.
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP Ariba modules including Strategic Sourcing, SLP, Contracts, Risk, Guided Buying, and Business Network.
- Solid experience with SAP Fieldglass and external workforce management processes.
- Proven expertise in procurement, sourcing, supplier management, contingent workforce management, and services procurement processes.
- Experience working with SAP S/4HANA integrations and enterprise application ecosystems.
- Strong knowledge of business process modeling, requirements gathering, testing methodologies, and solution design.
- Experience working in Agile and Waterfall project delivery environments.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and analytical skills.
- Experience supporting global transformation programs and cross-functional international teams.
- Knowledge of digital transformation, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and procurement technologies is highly desirable.
- SAP Ariba and/or SAP Fieldglass certifications will be considered an advantage.
- Ability to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives in a global environment.
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About Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy
Power
2.5k+
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2019
7 years old
Zurich, Switzerland
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Hitachi Energy focuses on providing innovative solutions to enhance sustainability across power and digital systems, addressing the global push for a carbon-neutral future.
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